Centrafuse Auto 3.5 Feature List

Market support
Built-in support for Centrafuse Market - the all new Centrafuse "app store" and application directory
New lighter, more modular installer - Download and install apps directly from the Market

Other new features
The much anticipated Gesture recognition has returned!
Aux input support. Listen to an external device through your line input. *available on Market
General improvements to Email, Voice Notes, OBD-II, AM/FM Radio and more.
Centrafuse self-update mechanism in place for 3.6 (no more reinstalling until next major build, 4.0)

3.5 SDK Highlights - more specific info coming with the official 3.5 SDK launch later this week
Centrafuse Studio Beta 1 - open and edit a skin, drag and drop, change and export as new skin
Code templates for Visual Studio for creating plugins, radio modules and more
Plugin application code examples complete with documentation

3.5 Known Issues- These are the current known issues for the 3.5 release.
Transition issues with multi-screen dialogs (track details and volume)
Dialing a POI not working in Navigation POI screens
Voice recognition will not work when using both Mic input and Line input (any radio) on the same sound device. Must get a USB sound card for voice rec, if you use the line-input for anything.
Aux input plugin won't work until you enable audio passthrough (Listen to this device) on the Line-input in Win7 (may be necessary on some Win7 systems)
Voice dialing doesn't work on some contacts w/ special characters (isolated)
Known issues with "High" effect profile (any issues, try different effect profile. Default is now Medium)
Voice dialing while actively using Radio or sometimes BT audio causes the Answer (Yes/no) dialog to appear unnecessarily.
# Selecting/viewing the last item in an advanced listview is sometimes not possible. Throw scrolling/scroll bar bug.
# Not possible to scroll up or completely navigate the UI completely with a scroll wheel, or similar device (Powermate, SpaceNavigator), must use touchscreen.

Can do better

Have they addressed the Bluetooth Hands-free profile echo cancellation issue? If not then any kind of purchase or upgrade is a definite NO from me.

On the other hand it could have been a bit more worth it if only they'd used a better GPS Navigator engine. Destinator 6 is absolutely rubbish(routing in particular) here in the UK. It probably works fine in the US, but no improvement on that side either means that I'll be sticking to Igo8 until they come up with something decent.

Have they addressed the Bluetooth Hands-free profile echo cancellation issue? If not then any kind of purchase or upgrade is a definite NO from me.

On the other hand it could have been a bit more worth it if only they'd used a better GPS Navigator engine. Destinator 6 is absolutely rubbish(routing in particular) here in the UK. It probably works fine in the US, but no improvement on that side either means that I'll be sticking to Igo8 until they come up with something decent.

No, uhm, actually, it's just as bad in North America. GMPC with a plugin is a fantastic solution for N/A otehr than it has been discontinued. For first time CFer's, save the money on the non Nav version and buy something better.

Have they addressed the Bluetooth Hands-free profile echo cancellation issue? If not then any kind of purchase or upgrade is a definite NO from me.

Yes lots of issues have been remedied with Bluetooth in this release. I suggest you download the trial and give it a test run. Assuming all your hardware is in order, you will be happy with the results.

Also, as promised, the brand new 2010 maps for Europe are now here. There is a 30 day grandfather pricing in place, so if you think you should be eligible check the UPGRADE MAPS link on your account page, and if you have questions please contact us.

Here are the major changes with 3.5:

Centrafuse Market - We're pleased to announce the inclusion of Centrafuse Market with the 3.5 release. This represents a major step forward for Centrafuse and its ever-growing developer community. The benefits to this new built-in app store are many-fold. First, we were able to remove some of the lesser used plugin apps from the Centrafuse base install which makes for a more modular and lightweight installer with a smaller memory footprint and quicker load times. If you find yourself without something like OBD-II or Email, or need support for a particular radio, just open up the Market browser and download it.

Secondly, the Centrafuse Market streamlines and standardizes how plugin apps are created, deployed and updated. This means as a developer, you can quickly and easily push updates out to your users, avoiding the hassle of relying on detailed instructions, minimizing end-user install issues. Developers will be notified with instructions to sign up to submit Market applications later this week.

The next phase of the Market will allow PAY-FOR apps, allowing developers to set prices, which we feel will bring a much broader selection of apps as we attract more developers to the Centrafuse developer community. This is planned tentatively for release with the 3.6 update.

* The much anticipated Gesture recognition has returned!
* Aux input support. Listen to an external device through your line input. *available on Market
* General improvements to Email, Voice Notes, OBD-II, AM/FM Radio and more.
* Centrafuse self-update mechanism in place for 3.6 (no more reinstalling until next major build, 4.0)

3.5 SDK Highlights - more specific info coming with the official 3.5 SDK launch later this week

* Centrafuse Studio Beta 1 - open and edit a skin, drag and drop, change and export as new skin
* Code templates for Visual Studio for creating plugins, radio modules and more
* Plugin application code examples complete with documentation

3.5 Known Issues- These are the current known issues for the 3.5 release.

* Transition issues with multi-screen dialogs (track details and volume)
* Dialing a POI not working in Navigation POI screens
* Voice recognition will not work when using both Mic input and Line input (any radio) on the same sound device. Must get a USB sound card for voice rec, if you use the line-input for anything.
* Aux input plugin won't work until you enable audio passthrough (Listen to this device) on the Line-input in Win7 (may be necessary on some Win7 systems)
* Voice dialing doesn't work on some contacts w/ special characters (isolated)
* Known issues with "High" effect profile (any issues, try different effect profile. Default is now Medium)
* Voice dialing while actively using Radio or sometimes BT audio causes the Answer (Yes/no) dialog to appear unnecessarily.
* # Selecting/viewing the last item in an advanced listview is sometimes not possible. Throw scrolling/scroll bar bug.
* # Not possible to scroll up or completely navigate the UI completely with a scroll wheel, or similar device (Powermate, SpaceNavigator), must use touchscreen.

Installation, Upgrades and Licensing

For information on licensing changes, installation and upgrade instructions view the official release notes here: